Dog registration fees for 2024/25
The dog registration year runs from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. All dogs over three months old must be registered with Animal Control. Forms for the 2024/25 dog registration year will be sent to the owner’s last known address by the start of June.
There are changes to the fees this year.
Category | Annual fee |
Category One (Non-working dog must be desexed and microchipped and have no infringement notice for the last 2 years i.e. since 1 July 2022) | $65 |
Category Two (Non-working dog which does not meet Category One criteria and includes menacing dogs), | $96 |
Old dog (new category for dogs over 12 years old as of 1 July 2024) | $48 |
Dangerous dog | $144 |
Working dog 10+ working dogs (for each extra dog) | $23 $12 |
You must notify Animal Control if:
- Ownership of your dog changes
- Your dog leaves the district
- You have a change of address
- Your dog dies
Animal Control, 58 Main Street, Blenheim, Ph 03 520 9033 or email animalcontrol@xtra.co.nz
This public notice is in accordance with Section 37(6) of the Dog Control Act 1996.
Dog Registration 2024/25 – dates to remember
- End of May/early June - registration renewal forms sent out
- 30 June - 2023/24 registration expires
- 1 July - payment due for 2024/25 year
- 1 August - penalty of 50% added to registrations not paid
- 1 September - unregistered dogs liable for penalties, infringements and dog seizures